Diaper-suspenders.



No. 648,940. Patented May 8,. I900.

m. E. FOX. DIAPER SUSPENDERS.

(Application filed. Aug. 10, 1898.)

(No llodol.)

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MARY E. FOX, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DlAPER-SUSPENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,940, dated May' 8,1900.

Application filed August 10, 1898. Serial No- 688 241. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY E. FOX, a citizen from the shoulders and notslip off, that will not surround or encumber the body, and that will notbind or restrict the movements of the body. v

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which thesuspender is shown in perspective.

The suspender comprises a tapered back section A, broadest across itsupper edge and narrowest below, and which is intended to cover theshoulder-blades of the infant, and a front section A of like shape tocover the breast of the infant, said front section having acentralvertical fly or placket-opening b, which opens only at the topedge and is secured by a button 0 and buttonhole c. The back and frontsections are made of cotton cloth or other suitable fabric to affordprotection to the infant and have upper curved edges d 61, forming a lowneck, and the two sections are connected only by shoulder-straps e,united by a seam f. It will be seen this construction affords a springat the shoulder-straps that causes the suspender to fit the slopingshoulders of an infant. Both back and front sections are broadest acrossthe shoulders and are narrowest below and have a horizontal lower edgeg, and the side edges h incline from the shoulder-straps down to saidlower edge. An important feature is that the back and front sections areentirely unconnected at the sides, whereby the device is adapted to setproperly on the bodies of different-sized infants without adjustment andthe side motion of the stricted.

infant will be unre- Lower end tabs 2' i, wholly independent of eachother, one for the back and the other for the front, are for safety-pinsj, by means of which the diaper is attached. These tabs are connectedwith the lower edge of the back and front sections by two elastic straps70' at the back and is at the front.

The diaper is supported directly by the tabs 1'. It will be seen thatthe support is from the childs shoulders, that no band or belt surroundsthe body, that side motion is unrestricted, and that the short elasticstraps 7c make provision for retaining the diaper well up withoutdiscomfort when moving the body.

This diaper-suspender is very efficient and useful for infants whenlearning to walk and obviates the objection of tightening the diaperaround the infants body, as is necessary when a suspender is not used.

I do not wish to be understood as claiming a supporter or waist whereinthe body portion surrounds the body of the infant below the arms, as myinvention is an improvement on such structures and is designed to leavethe body and hips of the infant entirely free from any confining bands.7

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim is-- As an improvedarticle of manufacture, an infants diaper-support formed of fabric andhaving shoulder-straps merging at front and back into independentdownwardly-tapering front and back sections forming a chest-protector,said sections having elastic straps scoured to their apices andindependent front and rear imperforate pinning-tabs of inelastic fabricsecured to and entirely supported by the lower ends of the elasticstraps; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses,

MARY E. FOX.

Witnesses:

CHAPIN A. FERGUSON, CHAS. B. MANN.

